Detail of GEF Project #3305

Implementation of the Benguela Current LME Action Program for Restoring Depleted Fisheries and Reducing Coastal Resources Degradation

Country

Regional

Region

Africa

Focal Area

International Waters

Operational Program

8

Strategic Program

IW-2

Pipeline Entry Date

2006-12-18

PIF Approval Date

2007-08-31

PPG Approval Date

2007-04-16

Approval Date

2007-11-16

CEO Endorsement Date

2009-02-09

Project Completion Date

2013-12-31

Project Status

Project Completion

GEF Agency

UNDP

Executing Agency

UNOPS

Description

The overall reduction in degradation of the BCLME, with emphasis on the restoration of its depleted fisheries, through effective implementation and long-term sustainability of the BCLME SAP. Project Objective: The implementation of the BCLME SAP through the adoption of national policy reforms, the sustainable institutionalisation of a regional Commission, and the endorsement and ratification of a binding international Treaty for the LME.